Whitus v. State

Eberhardt, Judge.

“The denial of the defendant’s petition for change of venue on the ground that a fair and im- - partial jury cannot be obtained in the county where the crime was committed must, for the reasons stated in Blevins v. State, 108 Ga. App. 738 (2) (134 SE2d 496), await the trial of the case to be resolved. We cannot say under the record at this early stage of the proceedings that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing the change of venue upon this ground.” Roach v. State, 111 Ga. App. 114 (1) (140 SE2d 919). And see Johns v. State, 47 Ga. App. 58 (169 SE 688), where the…